Pin curler



April 1, 1952 E GATHMAN 2,591,418

PIN CURLER Filed April 22, 1949 Patented Apr. 1, 1952 PIN CURLER Evelyn N. Gathman, Williston, N. Dak., assignor of one-fourth to William Henrickson, Appam,

N. Dak.

Application April 22, 1949, Serial No. 89,080

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in hair curlers and more particularly to a curler for producing pin curls, in a much more practical and desirable manner, than on the basis of the old practice of using the index finger, to form curls.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a pin curler for home use that will produce pin curls just as attractive looking as those produced by professional beauty operators.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple curler for producing pin curls, that can be produced at low cost and retailed for a low monetary figure, within the reach of p act y any woman.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a pin curler that may be manufactured of plastic, chrome plated metal or in fact many other materials.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1' is a side elevational view of the curler shown engaged with hair, preparatory to being rotated to form a curl;

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on line 3--3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an end elevational view looking at the knob end of the curler;

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view, showing the parts of the curler separated.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen, that the curler is composed of a cylindrical body 5 having an eccentrically located bore 6, extending longitudinally therethrough. One end of this cylindrical body 5 has a transversely curved lip l.

Numeral 8 denotes a cylindrical knob having an eccentrically located bore 9 therethrough for receiving one end of an elongated shaft I 0, which is held in place with respect to the knob 8 by a pin II disposed through the knob and the shaft.

The other end of the shaft II) has a head I2,

I, from which projects a pair of fingers l3, the free ends of which are bevelled at their inner side portions and these fingers protrude a short distance farther outwardly from the adjacent end of the body 5 than the free end of the lip 1.

Of course the curler is assembled by first dis- 2 posing the shaft I0 through the bore 6 of the body 5 and then into the bore 9 of the knob 8. after which the pin I I is inserted to prevent displacement of these parts.

In the use and operation of the curler a lock of hair is displaced, as shown in Figure 1, and placed in the curler between the lip 1 and the fingers I3. The knob '8 is now held firmly and the body 5 rotated, causing the hair to wind around the contacting structure, with the end of the hair being coiled last, and being on the outside of the coil when the turning is completed.

After the hair has been completely wound, a bobby pin may be slipped through the slot or space between the fingers I3, over the curl to secure it before the curler is removed. It will be apparent that the curvular contour of the outer face of the lip I will bear tightly against the coils of hair wound thereon, thus imparting a natural appearing wave to such hair when the same is removed from the device as aforesaid.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A hair curler comprising a body, a shaft disposed through the body and having one end bifurcated, a knob secured to the other end of the shaft and a lip having an arcuate cross sectional area protruding from the body and in close spaced relation with respect to and presenting its concave face toward the bifurcated end of the shaft, said body and knob being formed with eccentrically located bores through which the shaft extends.

EVELYN N. GATHMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 741,711 Phelan Oct. 20, 1903 2,036,836 Sparks Apr. '7, 1936 2,224,328 Wideman Dec. 10, 1940 2,424,815 Grant July 29, 1947 2,498,830 Tusay Feb. 28, 1950 

